Bart Van Loo

The very last one-man show (in French)

 

"Humour, passion, history: a feat not to be missed" - Béatrice Delvaux, Le Soir
"An instructive, rigorous, funny, and sparkling one-man show. Not a moment of boredom" - Francis Van de Woestyne, La Libre Belgique
 
Now a Francophile Fleming is crossing the language border to remind us of our forgotten common roots.
Where do we come from? What are our roots? To answer this question, Bart Van Loo travels through the Middle Ages, taking us from bonfires to banquets, from plagues to tournaments, among great historical figures such as Joan of Arc and Philip the Good. It presents the Dukes of Burgundy as the founding fathers of a new state, the Low Countries. Or, in other words, us!

Imagine Game of Thrones-style battlefields. The beautiful picture book Nos Gloires. Remember your best teacher's history lessons. Humour and suspense. Anecdotes and meaning. Get ready for a whirlwind of history, culture, and fun. This Dutch-speaking Belgian, a born storyteller married to a Frenchwoman from Burgundy, has no hesitation in blending his personal story with our collective history and dreaming of a possible future for our country.

With The Burgundians Bart Van Loo hit the big time, selling 400,000 copies, earning rave reviews and one of the most listened-to podcasts of the Low Countries. The book has been translated into English, German, French and Italian, and will also be translated into Korean and even Chinese. To round off this triumphant tour in style, Bart Van Loo has concocted a show that only he knows the secret of. 

"Exalted, funny, playing with the audience. You'd like the lesson, as crazy as it is lecture-based, to never end. Long live Professor Van Loo!” - Charlotte Dekoker, La Première
"A beast of a performer who recounts the 700 pages of his book with wild energy in front of a delighted audience" - Journal Télévisé(RTBF)
"He succeeds in combining culture, knowledge, and humour. At the end of the show, you feel like you're smarter!"- L'Avenir 

Media partners : Le Soir & La Première